Into the windup we go

If how you finish is what truly matters, how about these great starts in random thoughts for a Tuesday:

Bob Highfill

If how you finish is what truly matters, how about these great starts in random thoughts for a Tuesday:

» The Delta men's and women's basketball teams opened their seasons with tournament championships, the men captured Ohlone's tournament and the women won their own Jocelyn Mancebo Classic.

» Great win to start the season and the Ron Verlin era at Pacific when the Tigers came from behind and edged Nevada 80-78 in Reno on a runner by senior guard Andrew Bock. Tony Gill scored 22 points and was named West Coast Conference Player of the Week.

» Kendall Kenyon scored 27 points and had 24 rebounds in the Pacific women's season opening win Friday against Cal State Stanislaus. The junior forward out of St. Mary's High was named co-West Coast Conference Player of the Week.

» Cool to see Chelsea Gray and her Duke teammates practice Friday at Gray's high school alma mater, St. Mary's. The senior guard suffered a severe knee injury that ended her remarkable junior season. She returned to the court Sunday and scored 22 points against Cal, which was led in scoring by her best friend and high school teammate, Afure Jemerigbe (16 points). On Monday, Gray was named Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week.

» Another St. Mary's product, Sacramento State senior guard Alle Moreno, set the Hornets' career 3-point field goals record Sunday against San Diego State. Moreno made six treys, giving her 177 in her career, in nine attempts and scored 23 points in Sac State's 93-89 win. On Friday, Moreno will play at Oregon State, which is led by her former high school teammate, junior guard Ali Gibson.

» March Madness in November: former Pacific guard Allen Huddleston made a running 3-point shot at the buzzer from just inside half court to give Fresno State a thrilling 98-97 win over UC Irvine, which just seconds earlier had made a 3-pointer to take a 97-95 lead. Huddleston transferred after two seasons with the Tigers and played in all 30 games for the Bulldogs as a junior last season. The Anteaters play Pacific at 7 p.m. today at Spanos Center.

» Ironic someone whose behind-the-scenes behavior became national "news" is named Incognito.

» Grind the meat was 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh's mantra earlier this season. His team looked like ground sirloin after Sunday's 10-9 loss to Carolina.

» The Atlanta Braves made a surprise announcement that they will play in a brand-new stadium in 2017, while the Oakland A's still have no plans to build new digs after years and years of fruitless "effort."

» Preston Truman was a ballboy for the Utah Jazz, who won Michael Jordan's favor - and autographed shoes - by supplying him with spoonfuls of applesauce during the famous "flu game" in the 1997 NBA Finals. Truman has kept the shoes in a safe deposit box all these years and is auctioning them off.